Thomas Blamey

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General Sir Thomas Blamey in 1942

Field Marshal Sir Thomas Albert Blamey, GBE, KCB, CMG, DSO, CStJ, ED (24 January 1884 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian general of the First and Second World Wars. He is the only Australian to attain the rank of field marshal.

Quotes[edit]

  • The best and the worst things you hear about him are both true.
    • Remark about General Douglas MacArthur, as quoted in Blamey, Controversial Soldier: a Biography of Field Marshal Sir Thomas Blamey (1973) by John Hetherington, p. 223

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